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2011 State of the Industry Report Shows Increased Spending, Commitment for L&D

Organizations substantially increased spending on learning and
development, according to the findings of ASTD's 2011 State of the
Industry Report. Organizations in the United States spent $171.5
billion on employee learning in 2010, up from $125.8 billion in
2009. Employers spent more on employees than ever before.

ASTD's 2011 State of the Industry Report is based on a survey of
more than 400 organizations across all major industries. For
comparative analysis findings are reported for three data sources:
a consolidated source of all organizations; a data source pulling
from the 32 BEST Award winning organizations; and, new for 2011, a
data source reflecting 22 Fortune Global 500 organizations.

Overall the State of the Industry Report demonstrates that despite
current economic challenges, senior executives understand that a
highly skilled workforce is a strategic differentiator and they are
investing in the development of their employees. Key findings are

Leaders Open Doors presents a fresh and unique take on leadership that will benefit experienced leaders and those just starting their leadership journeys. With a little courage, anyone at any level can be a leader."

Chockfull of myth-busting research and ready-to-use tools, anddelivered in a lighthearted and entertaining style, the updated,expanded, and enhanced second edition of Telling Aint Training setsnew standards for the training industry."

Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond, a collaboration of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), explores a learning landscape rich in emerging opportunities, populated by professionals eager to create and unleash content that drives employee development and organizational performance. But ATD and i4cp found that instructional designers don’t rate their profession’s overall efforts as highly as they might."

How many more lies can there be? Prepare to be intrigued—and maybe a little outraged. In this captivating follow-up to Lies About Learning (2006), workplace learning veteran Larry Israelite sets out to debunk today’s pervasive myths about learning in a style that will make you smile. This book shares the candid perspectives of 10 high-level executives from a wide range of industries and offers advice for how to best to deal with new lies about organizational learning."